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A thought by H. Norman Wright DMin. from his book, Discovering Who You Are And How God Sees You (p.92). Baker Publishing Group (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Oh, please believe that!!! Norman says, “You may be dissatisfied with certain features or characteristics about your life at the present time. Realize that you are still the person God designed you to be. Yes, we have mental and physical weaknesses, we experience energy limitations, and we have needs and changing emotions. You may think you won’t ever be what you want to be. But God has not completed implementing his design in you. You are still in the process of being shaped into a beautiful creation. “God knows what lies dormant within you, but he also loves you just as you are right now. He will also love you as you continue to grow and develop. Notice that I did not say he will love you more. You may think or feel that God does not love you as much today as he will when you...

A thought by H. Norman Wright DMin. from his book, Discovering Who You Are And How God Sees You (p.89). Baker Publishing Group (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) And these foundations are so important to know. Norman says, “First, we all need to belong , to know and feel that we are wanted, accepted, cared for, and enjoyed for who we are. God wants you, cares for you, accepts you, and enjoys you. “Second, we all need to feel worthy ; we all need to be able to say with confidence, ‘I’m good, I’m all right, I count.’ We feel worthy when we do what we think we should do or when we live up to our standards. We sense worthiness in being right and doing right in our eyes and the eyes of others. God is our primary source of worthiness. We don’t need to keep striving in order to feel worthy. God declares us to be all right. As professional therapist, Jan Congo says, ‘Each of us is a divine original! We are the creative expression of a loving God!’ ...

“Healing grace enables us to move away from being victims of others’ actions to being conquerors in Christ.” A thought by H. Norman Wright DMin. from his book, Discovering Who You Are And How God Sees You (p.64). Baker Publishing Group (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) So many people live their lives out of sync. Norman says, “By the power of the Holy Spirit and the transforming work of God’s Word, we can get out of patterns of negative self-talk and into a mindset based on grace. We can let go of self-hatred and learn how to love and forgive ourselves and others because Christ unconditionally loves us. “We can break free from blaming others for our issues and from the bondage of unforgiveness. It is not God’s will for us to wallow in resentment any longer.” He goes on, “’Healing grace’ isn’t simply a magical phrase or philosophy that we subscribe to as another self-help tool. “The premise to healing grace is that Jesus Chri...